Mechanical restraint:
Any device, article, or garment attached or adjacent to a behavioral
health recipient's body that the person cannot easily remove and that
restricts the person's freedom of movement or normal access to the person's
body, but does not include a device, article, or garment:
- Used
for orthopedic or surgical reasons; or
- Necessary
to allow a person to heal from a medical condition or participate
in a treatment program for a medical condition.